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Japan quake has not jolted N-plans for India: GE

Japan quake has not jolted N-plans for India: GE

Rediff.com14 Mar 2011

GE is also bullish on India's power sector and has chalked out plans in electricity generation from various sources such as wind, solar, gas, etc.

GE to set up manufacturing facility in India

GE to set up manufacturing facility in India

Rediff.com14 Mar 2011

"Initially we would invest $50 million for setting up the manufacturing facility... total investment will be $200 million, including after expansion, and the company will take a call in the next 3-6 months," GE Chairman and CEO Jeffery R Immelt said.

Kejriwal extends support to protesting wrestlers at Jantar Mantar

Kejriwal extends support to protesting wrestlers at Jantar Mantar

Rediff.com29 Apr 2023

The wrestlers have been protesting for nearly a week demanding action against Singh, also a Bharatiya Janata Party MP, on sexual harassment allegations levelled by seven women players.

3 kids among 5 dead in massive fire in Durga Puja pandal in UP

3 kids among 5 dead in massive fire in Durga Puja pandal in UP

Rediff.com3 Oct 2022

A halogen light at the pandal overheated, causing an electric wire to catch fire at multiple points simultaneously. Soon the fire engulfed the wooden scaffolding and the tent, Rathi said.

GE global chairman on 3-day visit to India

GE global chairman on 3-day visit to India

Rediff.com30 Jan 2009

Jeffrey R Immelt, global chairman of General Electric Company was in New Delhi on Thursday as part of his three-day visit to India

Maruti to roll out first EV next fiscal, five more by FY30

Maruti to roll out first EV next fiscal, five more by FY30

Rediff.com27 Jan 2023

Maruti will launch its first electric vehicle (EV) in the next financial year (FY24), and will roll out six EVs in the country by FY30, the automaker's parent firm Suzuki said on Thursday.

56 Indian firms in Forbes Global 2000 list

56 Indian firms in Forbes Global 2000 list

Rediff.com22 Apr 2010

56 Indian companies have found a place in the exclusive club of 'The Forbes Global 2000' - 'the biggest, most powerful listed companies in the world'.

Trainer aircraft crashes in MP, pilot killed

Trainer aircraft crashes in MP, pilot killed

Rediff.com6 Jan 2023

The aircraft crashed 3 km away from Chorhatta airstrip after hitting the dome of a temple and a tree while on a training sortie, said Chorhatta police station in-charge J P Patel.

Valuations factor in bright prospects for BHEL; order book on positive side

Valuations factor in bright prospects for BHEL; order book on positive side

Rediff.com14 Jul 2023

Analysts seem to be generally pessimistic about Bharat Heavy Electricals (BHEL). Out of 15 brokerages with recommendations since May this year, two have 'buy' while five have 'sell' and eight have 'underweight'/'reduce'/'underperform'/'hold' recommendations. The average target price of the public sector undertaking (PSU) is Rs 61. However, the stock has been consistently hitting new highs, which indicates that there is some kind of valuation mismatch.

ED moves SC against shifting TN minister to private hospital

ED moves SC against shifting TN minister to private hospital

Rediff.com19 Jun 2023

Mehta told the bench that Balaji is an influential minister and the high court has allowed his transfer to a private hospital which could hamper investigation.

Expansion, value unlocking key triggers for NTPC

Expansion, value unlocking key triggers for NTPC

Rediff.com19 Sep 2023

The power sector is always strongly correlated to economic activity and is receiving its share of investor attention as India's post-Covid-19 recovery continues. India's leading integrated power producer, the public sector undertaking (PSU) NTPC controls around 25 per cent of India's power capacity. It continues to increase installed capacity, in thermal as well as renewables (solar, wind, green hydrogen) and hydropower and pumped hydro, and also has backward integration into coal mining, and explored nuclear.

GE Edison challenge

GE Edison challenge

Rediff.com22 Sep 2008

General Electric's largest multi-disciplinary engineering and technology centre outside of the US, The John F. Welch Technology Center (JFWTC) located at Bangalore, has launched a unique science and engineering that challenges the imagination and technical expertise of tomorrows inventors.

E-scooter sales slow down as global chip shortage woes continue

E-scooter sales slow down as global chip shortage woes continue

Rediff.com9 May 2022

The electric scooter juggernaut which has been picking up momentum with heady growth month-on-month is now slowing down. The combined number of registrations in April of eight electric two wheeler companies has seen a dip of over 1 per cent to 43,061 vehicles, according to data from the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways' site VAHAN. The reasons are the continuing shortage of chips, especially after the Ukraine-Russia war, and the spate of fires which have led to scooters being recalled by manufacturers.

India, a top investment hotspot for Alstom

India, a top investment hotspot for Alstom

Rediff.com13 Apr 2011

Started in 1857, Alstom is one of the grand old companies of Europe.

GE plans new plant in India, to hire 3,000

GE plans new plant in India, to hire 3,000

Rediff.com16 Sep 2010

General Electric plans to set up a new manufacturing plant at a potential investment of up to $50 million in India, where it also intends to hire 3,000 people for its technology centre here, senior company officials said on Thursday.

Tata, SBI among world's most reputable firms

Tata, SBI among world's most reputable firms

Rediff.com8 May 2009

The Tata Group has been named the world's eleventh most reputed company, according to a study compiled by United States-based Reputation Institute.

130 ambulances, 80 doctor teams: Delhi gears up for G20 summit

130 ambulances, 80 doctor teams: Delhi gears up for G20 summit

Rediff.com26 Aug 2023

There are altogether 80 teams of doctors and trained medical personnel with three teams in each hospitals.

How to be a leader? Lessons from Jack Welch

How to be a leader? Lessons from Jack Welch

Rediff.com23 Jun 2010

"Managers must walk around with a can of fertiliser in one hand and a watering can in the other."

How GE plans to improve staff health

How GE plans to improve staff health

Rediff.com28 Oct 2009

Jeffrey R Immelt, chairman and chief executive officer of GE kickstarted the initiative.

GE Healthcare bullish on growth in India

GE Healthcare bullish on growth in India

Rediff.com18 Sep 2009

Price becomes a challenge in a country like India and, hence, we are trying to halve the cost and give higher outcome, says V Raja, CEO, GE Healthcare India.

SEBI To Go Soft On Rumour Verification For Listed Cos

SEBI To Go Soft On Rumour Verification For Listed Cos

Rediff.com12 Jan 2024

The rumour verification process would now be triggered by changes in price or 'material price movements', as the paper defines it. What this means is that companies would need to verify rumours only if the share price moves significantly.

Odisha train mishap: Railways seeks CBI probe, here's why

Odisha train mishap: Railways seeks CBI probe, here's why

Rediff.com4 Jun 2023

Railway officials also indicated that possible 'sabotage' and tampering with the electronic interlocking system, which detects the presence of trains, led to the Friday accident.

8 things you don't know about Buffett

8 things you don't know about Buffett

Rediff.com10 Oct 2008

New book goes deep into Buffett's heart and soul and finds value in both places

Nuclear power to cost Rs 4 a unit

Nuclear power to cost Rs 4 a unit

Rediff.com10 Oct 2008

Contrary to perception, the cost of nuclear power based on imported fuel and equipment will be "comparable" to that from the conventional power plants, says Shreyans Kumar Jain, chairman and managing director of the Nuclear Power Corporation of India.

American engine to power light combat aircraft

American engine to power light combat aircraft

Rediff.com1 Oct 2010

In a last-minute twist, General Electric of the US has bagged the hotly contested $800-million tender to supply 99 engines for India's Tejas light combat aircraft (LCA). After both engines in the contest -- GE's F-414 and Eurojet's EJ-200 -- were found technically suitable, the F-414 has been declared the cheaper option.

How To Invest In Gold, Silver?

How To Invest In Gold, Silver?

Rediff.com22 Dec 2023

Commodity investments can help you diversify your portfolio in asset classes other than equity and debt, says Dwaipayan Bose.

Dabhol project to achieve maximum load by Apr

Dabhol project to achieve maximum load by Apr

Rediff.com30 Dec 2009

Currently, the project generates 1,000 Mw.

GE agrees to discuss agreement on Dabhol

GE agrees to discuss agreement on Dabhol

Rediff.com18 Mar 2009

At a meeting convened by Power Secretary VS Sampath later this evening with a team of officials from General Electric, the US-based company, which has supplied six gas turbines at Dabhol, has agreed to start negotiations on the Contractual Service Agreement of the project, according to official sources. The Dabhol power plant has three blocks with six gas turbines. However, only three turbines are functioning at present.

GE Healthcare eyes $1-bn sales from S Asia

GE Healthcare eyes $1-bn sales from S Asia

Rediff.com6 Jul 2010

GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company, is eyeing $1-billion sales in the South Asian market over the next five-years, a top company official said.

GE chief warns on US depression threat

GE chief warns on US depression threat

Rediff.com7 Feb 2009

The US economy is suffering its steepest downturn since at least the 1970s and could descend into a depression, Jeff Immelt, General Electric's chief executive, warned on Thursday.

Karan Bhatia lands top job in GE

Karan Bhatia lands top job in GE

Rediff.com7 Apr 2008

For nearly seven years, Bhatia served in the first and second George W Bush Administrations, first in the department of commerce and then in the department of transportation, before finally enjoying a more than two-year stint as deputy US trade representative, the senior-most administration position ever served by an Indian American, before he resigned end October last year, to return to the private sector.

Of Modi And His Priorities

Of Modi And His Priorities

Rediff.com21 Nov 2023

It isn't that a person occupying high office has no right to do what he/she likes. For sure, they do; after all, they are human. But there are also things like priority, timing and sense of larger country. Sadly, we live in a world awash in tunnel vision, asserts Shyam G Menon.

TN governor puts minister Balaji's sacking in abeyance; to consult AG

TN governor puts minister Balaji's sacking in abeyance; to consult AG

Rediff.com30 Jun 2023

Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi on Thursday dismissed minister V Senthil Balaji from the council of ministers days after his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate in a cash-for-jobs scam, a move that Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin said the government would challenge legally.

What is IAF spending $329 million on?

What is IAF spending $329 million on?

Rediff.com30 Aug 2021

A five-year contract to provide comprehensive maintenance support for India's fleet of 12 C-130J Super Hercules tactical airlifter aircraft.

Opposition leaders visit Palestinian embassy in Delhi

Opposition leaders visit Palestinian embassy in Delhi

Rediff.com16 Oct 2023

Amid the raging Israel-Hamas war, a group of opposition leaders, including MP Danish Ali and former parliamentarians Mani Shankar Aiyar and K C Tyagi, visited the Palestine Embassy in New Delhi on Monday to express solidarity with Palestinians.

After Kejriwal, Rahul Gandhi woos Gujarat voters with farm loan waiver

After Kejriwal, Rahul Gandhi woos Gujarat voters with farm loan waiver

Rediff.com5 Sep 2022

Addressing the 'parivartan sankalp rally' in Ahmedabad, Gandhi made a host of promises to people of Gujarat, where the assembly polls are due later this year, including creation of 10 lakh new jobs, building 3,000 English medium schools and free education to girls.

'Most difficult operation done by any army in the world'

'Most difficult operation done by any army in the world'

Rediff.com18 Apr 2023

'Khalistan would have been in existence today, but for the army.'